Max scheuer



(Nolsaodel.) M. SGHBUER.

BUCKLE.

No. 469,982. vPatelcl'ed Mar. 1, 1892.

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MAX' SCHEUER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,982, dated March 1, 1892.

Application led'November 12, 1891.

Be it known that I, MAX SCHEUER, of New York, county and State of New York, have invented an Improved Buckle, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to a buckle so constructed that it will expand under tension. Thus when it is attached to a belt or similar article the latter will closely t the waist without oppressing the wearer.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fully pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an inner face view of the buckle; Fig. 2, an inner face View of the buckle-frame with the strip a3 straight; Fig. 3, a corresponding view of the eye b. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one end of the buckle-frame; Fig 5, a cross-section of the buckle on line mw, Fig. 4.

The letter a represents the plate or frame of a buckle having upset edges a, to which the dog or hook airis pivoted, as usual. To one end of the frame o, there are secured the ends of two (moreor less) springs c, preferably formed ofcoiled wire. To the opposite ends of these springs there is attached a slotted plate or eye b for the attachment of one end of any suitable belt. Thus it will be seen that the buckle is provided with an elastic section between its attachingeye and its frame, which permits the buckle to'expand under tension.

The 'springs c are attached to the frame ct in the following manner: The frame ct terminates in a strip a3, projecting laterally beyond the edges of the buckle, Fig. 2. This strip is provided with a series of corrugations serial No. 411.670. (No model.)

o", as shown. These, corrugations are bent forward so as to project at right angles to the body'of the strip. Next the springs c are placed with'their ends upon the strip and then the latter is bent upon itself upon the dotted lines, Fig. 2. Thus it will be seen that the springs Will be engaged by the corrugations 0.4, Fig. 4, which enter between two of the coils ot' each spring, and in this way all the springs are securely locked to the frame a.

The eye b is provided with a corrugated strip b', Fig. 3, corresponding in all respects to the strip a3, and which attaches the outer ends of the springs to the eye.

d is the eye that is engaged by the hook a2. To this eye are attached the springs c', connected at their other ends to an eye e, to which in turn the belt is attached. The eyes d e are secured to their springs c in the same Inanner as the springs c are secured to the frame aand eye b. v

It will be seen that by employing two corresponding elastic vsections to the right and left of the-buckle-frame the latter is made to form the center ot' one symmetrical elastic buckle.

What I claim is- The combination of plate a, having upset edges a', with hook a2, pivoted thereto, springs c, secured to the plate, an eye b, connected to the outer ends of the springs, and with a pair of eyes e d and connecting-springs c the eye d being adapted to engage hook a2, substantially as specified.

. l MAX SCHEUER. \Vitnesses:

F. v. BEIESEN, A. JoNGHMANs. 

